Photography - Solace in a Book

Vegas and bust — “So we die”

03/15/2014 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

I've been remiss on my blog duties because I've been busy losing money. Here are my pics from Vegas; I didn't take many and I only used my I-phone. These pics tell my latest story. Well, actually no, it is isn't my latest. While I was away, my short story "So we die" came out in the latest issue (#11) of Cobalt. Here's the link to the website. Then click on issue … [Read more...]

Glimpse of Solace: More snowflakes

03/05/2014 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Playground © Ellen Wade Beals, 2014 … [Read more...]

Glimpse of Solace: Kathy Buckland

02/25/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

I couldn't finish the winter without posting these terrific photos by Kathleen Buckland. Next week I might need to post something more springlike but for today I just want to focus on these fantastic shots. As you can see, Kathy has been visiting the Lake Michigan shoreline. This winter she braved the low temps and snow to visit Lake Forest Beach as well as Tower Beach. I think the rocks in the second picture look almost like sea lions. Kathleen Buckland is a Glenview … [Read more...]

Glimpse of Solace: Kathy Buckland, Kevin Nance

02/17/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

American Beauty © Kevin Nance, 2014 This post features work by two talented photographers. Kathy's photos are recent, taken of Lake Michigan a few weeks ago. I thought it was neat to juxtapose them with Kevin's rose. After all, the rose seems to me to be a February flower. So, if you didn't receive any roses on Valentine's Day, here's a late one. Hope you feel the love. Kathy Buckland is an avid photographer and nature enthusiast. She lives in Glenview, IL, … [Read more...]

Glimpse of Solace: Flo W. Rider

02/12/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Flo W. Rider was born in France in the 1970s and is a self-taught image maker, who writes, “I feel influenced by so many kinds of images that I really like to kind of give back many kinds of images in return. I'm working on a new series you might like entitled The Rorschach trees series, just started to put it on Behance for now." You can also view the work of Flo on Tumblr. Thanks to Flo W. Rider for sharing her work here. … [Read more...]